Amblypsilopus
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Dolichopodidae
- Genus: Amblypsilopus
Visual Description
Amblypsilopus flies are characterized by their slender, often metallic-colored bodies, typical of the subfamily Sciapodinae. Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveal several consistent morphological traits: the legs are generally elongate and slender, and the wings are often clear or lightly tinted with distinct venation patterns, including a characteristic bend in the M1 vein.[1]
Morphology and Diagnosis
The genus Amblypsilopus is characterized by a subrectangular postpedicel with a dorsal or dorsoapical arista-like stylus.[2] Wing venation typically features a vein M1 with an elbow-shaped bend, where the basal part forms an acute or right angle with M1+2; the crossvein dm-m is straight or slightly convex. Legs are generally elongate with weak major setae, and the anterior preapical seta is absent on the femora. Males consistently exhibit secondary sexual characters (MSSC), such as modified or ornamented fore tarsi, and the cercus lacks a hook-shaped or articulated basoventral lobe.
Diversity and Taxonomy
Amblypsilopus is a highly diverse, globally distributed genus with approximately 360 species. The genus is considered poorly defined and potentially polyphyletic. Several species groups have been identified, including the A. abruptus group, the A. mufindiensis group, and the A. fasciatus group.
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Dolichopodidae / Amblypsilopus constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ I. Ya. Grichanov. Six new species of Amblypsilopus Bigot (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Sciapodinae) and a key to species of the Afrotropical mainland. European Journal of Taxonomy. 2022. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.789.1631.